DE60109271D1 - Control device for surf kites - Google Patents

Control device for surf kites

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DE60109271D1
DE60109271D1 DE60109271T DE60109271T DE60109271D1 DE 60109271 D1 DE60109271 D1 DE 60109271D1 DE 60109271 T DE60109271 T DE 60109271T DE 60109271 T DE60109271 T DE 60109271T DE 60109271 D1 DE60109271 D1 DE 60109271D1
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kite
control device
control
surfer
loop
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David Starbuck
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Neil Pryde Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H8/00—Sail or rigging arrangements specially adapted for water sports boards, e.g. for windsurfing or kitesurfing
    • B63H8/10—Kite-sails; Kite-wings; Control thereof; Safety means therefor
    • B63H8/16—Control arrangements, e.g. control bars or control lines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H8/00—Sail or rigging arrangements specially adapted for water sports boards, e.g. for windsurfing or kitesurfing
    • B63H8/50—Accessories, e.g. repair kits or kite launching aids
    • B63H8/56—Devices to distribute the user's load, e.g. harnesses

Abstract

A control device for a surfer's sports kite has a hand-holdable elongate control bar 14 for steering the kite. A central control line 17 is used for changing the effective curvature of the kite and therefore the power generated by the kite. The control device includes an open-top body 19 mounted at the centre of the control bar and attached to a harness loop 18. The harness loop is arranged to be attached to a harness hook of the surfer in use. A stopper 20 fixed on the control line 17 fits in the body 19. On the one hand, the stopper 20 is shaped to maintain the line 17 (and hence the harness loop 18) in particular orientations for ease of fitting the loop to the hook. On the other hand, when the ball is moved to the right in the Figure, the ball is free to rotate to allow the surfer to untwist the control lines, when required. <IMAGE>
DE60109271T 2001-03-12 2001-09-19 Control device for surf kites Expired - Lifetime DE60109271T2 (en)

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US804282 2001-03-12
US09/804,282 US6513759B2 (en) 2001-03-12 2001-03-12 Sports kites

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EP (1) EP1241090B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE290490T1 (en)
DE (1) DE60109271T2 (en)

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EP1241090A2 (en) 2002-09-18
ATE290490T1 (en) 2005-03-15
US6513759B2 (en) 2003-02-04
EP1241090A3 (en) 2003-12-17
US20020124782A1 (en) 2002-09-12
US20030116071A1 (en) 2003-06-26
US6745713B2 (en) 2004-06-08
DE60109271T2 (en) 2006-02-09

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